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joo is a strong contender but i guess we all have our own favorite players i would like to see Boll win the olympics
See.. Ma Long won't play in the singles..
At least he could achieve one gold OLYMPIC medal for his country from the men's team..
A bit off topic..
I got the feeling that Zhang Jike won't win this one..
I am rooting for Joo though Hope he could prove something epic during his table tennis career..
See.. Ma Long won't play in the singles..
At least he could achieve one gold OLYMPIC medal for his country from the men's team..
A bit off topic..
I got the feeling that Zhang Jike won't win this one..
I am rooting for Joo though Hope he could prove something epic during his table tennis career..
Sorry to not be mainstream guys... But if Michael Maze plays, anything can happen. And I think we all know that
I'm just hoping that Wang Hao can pull himself together this time .
All this love for Ma Long and disregard for how good ZJK and Wang Hao are is such a blinkered view. Ma Long has yet to win a World Championship or World Cup singles whereas both Wang Hao and ZJK have done both. In fact Wang Hao had to beat Ma Long at the last World Championships to set up the final with ZJK.
I don't think many people will argue against ZJK's inclusion because he has played relatively well over the last year, often being seen as the only person who can challenge Ma Long. However, he has some obvious weaknesses. His performances can sometimes be questionable even when he wins he seems to make hard work of it particularly against other top 10 players.
Wang Hao's form seemed to be missing since last year's World Championship but if you watch his play he seemed to be holding back. He wasn't moving as well and trying things which he normally wouldn't. However, when he wasn't only playing for himself he upped his game significantly like at Dortmund where he dropped only a few games and he destroyed a player he traditionally has had trouble against, Ryu Seung Min. Also in the Pro Tour Grand Finals when he was playing against Ma Long, he won two sets when his level suddenly reappeared but then he returned to form and eventually lost. What I'm saying in regards to Wang Hao is that he is a wise, experienced player and he has probably worked out that after the World Championships he would be playing in the Olympics so he just spent the last year re-moulding his game in preparation and he doesn't need to show it to the world until he's ready and he needs to. As we near the Olympics, notice his form beginning to return and he will hit his peak in London 2012.
A final word on Ma Long, I think that Ma Long's reputation has been overinflated by that incredible unbeaten run but it shouldn't be forgotten that only 5 or 6 players can actually challenge him but of those players only 2 or 3 have been in the right framework during that run. Wang Hao as I explained was biding his time, Timo was constantly pulling out of Pro Tours either through injury or working on his own game in Europe, Ma Lin was on a downward slide towards retirement, Xu Xin was still young and inexperienced (much like Ma Long before but is playing himself into maturity), Joo Se Hyuk had a few bright lights but in general he struggles against the Chinese players because of the amount of shot power they possess and finally ZJK who as I said has mental issues in his game that needs ironing out.
All in all, I'm not saying I'm unbiased (because I' not) but take a step back and look at the candidates more clearly. Ma Long is not as good as you might think. Just circumstances over the last year alongside the right motivation (fighting to go to the Olympics) has made him play and seem better.
no disrespect to your opinion but for me he is as good as i think he is, he lost in the worlds and was not able to join the world cup because of this, everybody looses its unfortunate that he lost in the worlds and there is no excuse for that, but he was able to bounce out of it and has proven that he can win events, just my opinion though and im just a low level player and no expert in game analysis
He absolutely is the best in the world right now, but I think what Tadex meant is that people tend to think he is like a legend, or like Waldner or Wang Liqin once were. In order to be that good he needs to win titles first. He has many years to do so, so it is very possible that it will happen. But at the moment it hasn't happened, so he's not that good yet. Everything goes in steps. For Ma Long the first step is to beat Japanese juniors Then he can look further
What WiWa said. Ma Long is a fantastic player but to say unequivocally that he deserves to go to the Olympics this year ahead of Wang Hao and ZJK is a little blindsided. If there were 3 singles places then there would be no doubt that all three would go. People just seem to think Ma Long deserves to go because of his recent form and forgetting how consistent Wang Hao has been over the last decade and how well ZJK has performed on the big stage. Ma Long's time will come.
he had his chance to join the olympics as a singles players but he lost in WTTC so he was not selected, do i think he deserves to be in the olympics because of his recent form? absolutely yes, but do i think that he deserves to be in the olympics singles ahead of WH and ZJK no i dont, WH and ZJK had the opportunity and they held their ground and proven they are worthy of a spot in the olympics, if ma long had his great form earlier he definitely has a chance to join the singles, its a shame that they only allow 2 players per country in the singles though because i still think that he unequivocally deserves to go to the olympics